Help Yourself, Please

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Unit 8

• Help Yourself, Please

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Warm-up Activities

• Can you tell us a dinner party youve been to
  before?
• As far as you know, whats the difference between
  a Chinese dinner party and an American one?
• On which occasions will Chinese have dinner
  together?

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Dialogue A Cheers!

• (Zhou Hong, Dean of the Department of Foreign
  Languages, and William Abel, a professor from
  England, are at a dinner party.)
• Z Would you like to use chopsticks or a
• knife and fork?
• W I think Ill try chopsticks and see if I can
• manage them.
• Z Very good. Would you like wine or spirits?

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• W Id like to have a little Maotai, the famous
  Chinese spirits, please.
• Z Heres to your health. Cheers!
• W And to yours. Cheers!
• Z Now lets try the food. This is sea-cucumber.
• W Very delicious.
• Z Help yourself to the duck, the crispy roast
• duck. Have it while its hot.
• W Its very tender and crispy.

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Are they true or false?

• Zhou Hong and William are at a tea party.
• Professor Abel would like to use a knife fork.
• William wants to drink a little Maotai.
• Zhou Hong asks William to try some sea food.
• William says the sea cucumber is very tender and
  crispy.

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Dialogue B What about some fruit?

• (Zhou Hong and Professor Abe are continuing
  their conversation while having their meal.)
• Z Have some of the sweet and sour fish,
• please.
• W Its appetizing and tasty.
• Z Will you have another cup of spirits?
• W No, thank you. Im afraid its a bit too
• strong for me.

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• Z How about having a glass of white wine to go
  with the fish?
• W Thats a good idea. This dish is really
  wonderful.
• Z What about some fruit? Help yourself to an
  apple, please.
• W Its very juicy. I must say weve had a
  splendid meal.

Its necessary to praise the meal !
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Can you answer these questions?

• What does Zhang Hong ask Professor Abel to have?
• Why doesnt William have another cup of spirits?
• What does the phrase white wine means?
• What does William mean by saying weve had a
  splendid meal?

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Lets celebrate Christmas!
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• Christmas or Christmas Day is a holiday
  celebrating the birth of Jesus, the central
  figure of Christianity. It is traditionally
  celebrated on December 25 by most Western
  Christian churches. Aspects of celebration may
  include gift-giving, Christmas trees, display of
  Nativity sets, church attendance, the Father
  Christmas/Santa Claus myth, and family
  gatherings. The word Christmas is derived from
  Middle English Christemasse. It is a contraction
  meaning "Christ's mass". The name of the holiday
  is often shortened to Xmas because Roman letter
  "X" resembles the Greek letter X, an abbreviation
  for Christ.

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Passage A How Americans Receive Their Guests at
Home?

• It was Christmas, and there was a big party in
  the house. Guests came and went but the party
  continued. Then the bell rang. Several people
  shouted, Come in! and a small man opened the
  front door and came in. Nobody knew him, but the
  host went to meet him, and took him to the bar
  for a drink.

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• The man sat there happily for an hour and
  drank. Then suddenly he stopped and looked at his
  host. Do you know, he said, Nobody invited me
  to this party. I dont know you, I dont know
  your wife, and I dont know any of your guests.
  My wife and I wanted to go out in our car, but
  one of your guests cars was in front of our
  gate, so I came here to find himand my wife is
  waiting in our car for me to come back!

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Passage B Food in Chinese Culture

• Food is a central part of the Chinese
  culture. A delightful and delicious meal creates
  happiness, harmony, mental and physical
  well-being. So if you invite foreign friends to
  dinner, youd better give them a brief
  introduction to Chinese food.
• Chinese cuisine has a long and glorious
  history. It was world-famous for its perfect
  combination of color, aroma, taste and
  appearance. Chinese cuisine gives emphasis

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• to the seasonings, slicing techniques, the
  perfect timing of cooking and the art of laying
  out the food on the plate. Some of the best-known
  schools of Chinese cuisine are the Cantonese
  cuisine of the south, the Shandong cuisine of the
  north, the HuaiYang cuisine of the east and the
  Sichuan cuisine of the west. Nowadays, Chinese
  cuisine has developed into a very sophisticated
  art. That perhaps is one of the reasons why
  Chinese people often treat their foreign guests
  with Chinese food.

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• a knife and fork ????
• ????a/an?????????????????, ?????????
• a cup and saucer ????
• a hat and coat ????
• a lock and key ??????
• ???????????,???????????????
• When I go out, Ill take a umbrella and a
  handbag.

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• try vs. manage
• try v. ????,?????????,?????????
• I tried to do the experiment many times, but
  failed.
• manage v. ??????,??????
• Although he was very busy, he managed to finish
• his work on time.
• manage ?? ??,????
• Its very hard for a little girl to manage such
  a big
• company.
• manager n. ?? general manager ???

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• beverages ?? soya-bean milk ?? syrup
  of plum ??? tomato juice ??? orange
  juice ??? coconut milk ??? asparagus
  juice ??? grapefruit juice ???? vegetable
  juice ??? ginger ale ??
  sarsaparilla ?? soft drink ??
  black tea ??
• tea leaves ?? jasmine tea
  ??(??)
• tea bag ?? lemon tea ???
  coco-cola(coke) ????

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• Cheers! ???????,??
• Bottoms up! ??!
• To your health! / Heres to your health!
• ??????,??!
• To 2007! ??2007???!
• I propose a toast to our manager!
• ?????????!
• Lets drink a toast to their marriage!
• ????????????!
• Lets drink to our great country!
• ??????????????!
• Cheer up! ????

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• Help yourself toplease.
• Have ,please. ????????????
• Help yourself to some ice cream please!
• ???????!
• Have some more French fries, please!
• ???????!
• Help yourself! ????????,??????,?????

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??????????

• 100-year egg, stinky tofu, seaweed soup, fried
  leek dumplings, fried bread stick, steamed
  dumplings, Steamed bun, dried tofu, sticky rice
  cake, sliced noodles, salted duck egg, rice
  porridge,
• Hot pot, roast duck, fried dough twist
• ??????????

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• meal n. an amount of food eaten at one time
  ??,???
• Breakfast is the first meal of the day.
• Could you cook a hot meal for me?
• dish n. a flat shallow container
• They helped themselves from a large dish.
• Who will do the dishes?
• n. food prepared in a particular way
• ???,??
• This makes an excellent hot main dish.
• Todays main dish/course is steak.

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• appetizing adj. causing desire, esp. for
• food???,?????
• The Sweet and Sour Fish is very appetizing.
• The Braised Beef smells appetizing.
• appetizer n. a small amount of food or drink
  before
• a meal ???
• appetite n. ??,??
• I have not appetite for the dish.
• to whet your appetite ????
• ????????
• sour ? sweet ? bitter ? hot? spicy
  ??
• crispy/ crisp ??,??? tasty ???
• delicious ??? tender ?? tough ?/????
• juicy ???

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• another/ other /the other/ the others
• a. another ???,??,?????????
• I dont like the pen. Please give me one.
• b. other ????,??????????
• Tome is at home. The other students are at
  school.
• c. the other ???????????
• I have two bags. One is blue, the other is
  black.
• d. others ???????????
• Some like this, others like that.
• e. the others???????????????????????
• This dictionary is better than the others.

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• afraid adj.
• a. be afraid (that)????,?????????????????????????
  ???, ?????
• Im afraid (that) you made a mistake.
• Im afraid (that) I cant go to visit you
  tomorrow.
• b. be afraid of ???????,??,?, ??
• Many people are afraid of snakes.
• Are you afraid of staying at home alone?
• Im afraid of making mistakes.
• c. be afraid to ????, ???,???
• Everyone is afraid to die.

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• fearful adj. ???,???,????
• ?????????,????????????
• The old man was fearful of falling.
• The doctor was fearful that the patient should
  get worse.
• There was a fearful accident on the road just
  now.
• terrible adj. ???,??????????
• That was a terrible story.
• Can you hear the terrible sound outside?
• frightened adj. ???,???,???????
• They were frightened by the dog behind the door.

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• How about/ Why not ??????
• How about going to the new museum?
• Why not go to the park and have a picnic there?
• What about ?????????
• What about a cup of coffee?
• go with ???,??
• Your shoes go very well with your skirt.
• Your hairstyle doesnt go with your clothes.
• match v. ??,???
• No caps here can match my suits.
• No one can match her in study.
• match-maker n. ??

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Some phrases about go

• go away ??,??
• go down ??,??
• go for sb/sth ???
• go into sth ?????
• go off ??,??
• go on ??
• go through ????

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• splendid adj. very fine, excellent
• Youve got an offer? Splendid!
• Having a party at home is a splendid idea.
• ?????terrific,wonderful
• She is doing a terrific job!
• It was a wonderful idea to have a party
• outside.
• adj. very beautiful/
  expressive
• We went to a splendid castle last year

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• come and go ????,??????
• Visitors came and went at the party.
• Boats and ships come and go on the river.
• but ????
• Translate the following sentences
• a. People live and die but life continues.
• b. ???????,???????
• c. ?????,?????,??????????

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• taketo ??
• He promised to take me to Beijing.
• This bus can take you to the subway station.
• bar n. ?? (pub Br.E)
• He used to go to the bar on Huaihai Road.
• n. a piece of sth with straight sides
• a bar of soap/ chocolate
• n. a long straight piece of metal or wood
• All the ground floor windows are fitted with
  bars.
• ?????????????

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• in front of before ????
• There is a desk in front of the blackboard.
• There are more 50 people in front of me.
• in the front of ?????/?????
• The teacher is in the front of the classroom.
• There is a red flag in the front of the boat.
• behind ???
• beside ???
• next to ???

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• waitfor ??,??
• Ill be right here waiting for you!
• ?????????!
• We have been waiting for the bus for a long time
  
• but it has not come yet.
• ????????,?????????
• Translation exercises
• and my teacher is staying in his office for me
  to talk about that problem.
• ???????????????
• ???????????????????

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• central adj.
• a. most important main
• She has been a central figure in the campaign.
• b. having power or control over other parts
• The organization has a central office in York.
• c. in the centre of
• I live in the central London.
• central bank ????
• central heating ????
• central government ????

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• delightful adj. very pleasant ?????
• a restaurant a child
• create v. ?? creation n.
• happy adj. Happiness n.
• harmony adj. ???, ???
• the relationship between China and Korea
• harmony n. be in harmony with
• They live together in harmony.
• mental adj. ??? physical adj. ???
• Is that a mental or physical job?

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• So if, youd better
• ????,???
• ????
• If you want to show our hospitality to foreign
  friends, youd better arrange a dinner party to
  entertain them.
• ??????????,??????????
• ????????????,????????????

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• combination n. ???,???
• What an unusual combination of flavors!
• combination lock ???
• combine v. ??,??,??
• Combine the eggs with a little flour and
• heat the mixture gently.
• mix v. ??(???,?????????)
• If you mix blue and yellow together, youll
• get green.

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• be famous/ world-famous for
• ????
• Hang Zhou is famous for its picturesque
  scenery.
• Please translate these sentences
• a. The area is world-famous for its rich natural
  resources and vast land.
• b. ???????????????
• c. ?????????????????

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• emphasis n. special importance that is
  given
• to something
• to put/lay/place on something
• The emphasis in on learning the spoken English.
• emphasize v. to give importance to??
• She emphasized that their plan would mean
• sacrifices and hard work.
• It should be emphasized that it is only one
• possible explanation.

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• season v. ?????,???
• Season the lamb with garlic and rosemary.
• slice v. ?????
• Slice the cucumber thinly.
• technique n.??
• time v. ?????
• lay out ??,??
• ?????????,??,?????
• ??????????

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• develop v. ??,??
• frominto
• The place has rapidly developed from a
• small fishing community into a thriving
• tourist resort. ????????????????????????
• sophisticated adj. ?????,?????
• a woman ????
• a machine ???????

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• ???? (developinto)
• a. Nowadays, car manufacturing has developed
  into a most profitable business.
• b. ??,??????????????????
• c. ??,??????????????????

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• That is one of the reasons why
• ????????
• a. This is one of the reasons why some Chinese
  parents would rather do everything for their
  children.
• b. ??????????????????????????
• c. ??????????????????????

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Thank You for Your Attention!